the tufted puffin
DESCRIPTION
A report by Chait Sayani. The Tufted Puffin. Name and Habitat. Scientific name: Fratercula Cirrhata Found in the coastal habitats near the Washington coast Also seen in the northern pacific Hunt on coastlines but nest on small islands. Taxonomy. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
THE TUFTED PUFFINA report by Chait Sayani
Name and Habitat
Scientific name: Fratercula Cirrhata Found in the coastal habitats near
the Washington coast Also seen in the northern pacific Hunt on coastlines but nest on small
islands
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Alcidae Genus: Fratercula Species:Cirrhata
Life cycle (Part 1)
A baby chick is born in a small underground burrow
The parents feed the chick for 2 months as it grows
At 2 months of age the chick becomes independent
It then joins a flock with its parents
Life Cycle (Part 2)
At 3-5 years the puffin becomes mature and eligible to mate
Tufted puffins mate for life and nest on small uninhabited islands in the northern pacific where they lay eggs
Unlike other birds, both father and mother incubate the egg
After 6 weeks the chick is born, and the cycle starts again
Behavior and Role
Tufted puffins breed on isolated islands
Their diet is almost exclusively fish Preyed upon by snowy Owls,
Peregrine Falcon and Bald eagles They are also highly social It is a 2nd order heterotroph (A.K.A carnivores)
Elements of Ecosystem
Coastal Biotic Coastal Abiotic
Mussels Barnacles Seaweed Fish Red Algae Cyanobacteria
Salt Spray from ocean Rocky Shores The Boundary Layer-
the meeting of the land and water where mussels and algea thrive.
Interesting information
Did you know that the tufted puffins can dive up to 60 meters deep, and that they can hold their breath for 2 minutes?
Bibliography
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http://www.animaldiversity.ummz.umlch.edu/accounts/Fratercula_cirrhata
Http://www.seaworld.org/aninmal-info/animal-bytes/animalia/cumetazora/coelmates/deutostomes/chordata/craniata/charadriiformes/tuftedpuffin.htm
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